Symone Sanders served as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders during the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign in 2016 at only 26 years old. She also introduced President Bill Clinton at a luncheon at only 16 years old. It seems like Sanders was born into politics and speaking out for what she believes in. Currently, Sanders is a Democratic strategist and... read full bio
Tarah Wheeler is a cybersecurity expert and political scientist. In addition to working as the Senior Director of Data Trust & Threat and Vulnerability Management at Splunk, Wheeler also spends her time writing, founding her nonprofit, and playing poker. She is a contributing writer for the Washington Posts cybersecurity section and has authored the best-selling book Women In Tech: Take... read full bio
Alan Lightman is a novelist, essayist, physicist, and educator. Currently, he is John Burchard Professor of Humanities and senior lecturer in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is married to Jean Greenblatt Lightman, a painter, and has two daughters, Elyse and Kara. Lightman's books have been translated into 30 languages. He has written countless essays on the... read full bio
Bryan Fogel is an Academy Award-Winning director, producer, author, and playwright who won an Oscar for his documentary thriller ICARUS. Prior to his recognition from ICARUS, Fogel started his career pursuing stand-up comedy and acting. Fogel was seen in the film Race to Witch Mountain but his acting career didnt really kick off. He ended up co-writing and developing the... read full bio
Jackie Sorkin, otherwise known as the Candy Queen, presents Candy Art! Appearing on a variety of popular television channels, Sorkins candy art awes art and candy enthusiasts alike. These one-of-a-kind candy art sculptures have toured across the world, selling out shows in places like countries throughout Asia. Sorkin has appeared on TLCs Candy Queen with Duff Goldman; Sorkin is now... read full bio
Kip Fulbeck is an artist, performer, author, and filmmaker looking to make people more aware of multiracial identity through identity politics. Fulbecks background includes Cantonese, English, Irish, and Welsh and he is the creator of The Hapa Project. His art has been in over 20 countries and all over the United States and has been inside the Getty Museum, Los... read full bio
Louise Ashby is an author, actress, and model, who has had a crazy life story. Ashby felt on top of the world in her life and career until her life took a sudden turn when an elderly driver driving his car hit her head on. The accident took serious damage on her face, she needed brain surgery to even save... read full bio
Alexis Bellino is best known for being a member of The Real Housewives of Orange County since the show’s fifth season. During her time on the show Bellino showed up how to be fabulous, sexy, and outspoken, all while still being an amazing wife and mother. Apart from her role in the reality series, Bellino pursues an acting career and... read full bio
Ali Barone is currently a head event designer, owner, and creative director for her business Ali Barone Events. Prior to Barone owning her own company, she was a designer for networks like VH1, TLC, Comedy Central, and more. This work led her to become a cast member on the TLC television series While You Were Out. Barone went on to... read full bio
Alyson Fox is a designer and artist. Foxs work was first discovered when her illustrations were published in Design Sponge. Her eclectic and even minimalist work has since been featured in a variety of notable publications including the New York Times, French and Japan Vogue, Architectural Digest, and Elle Dcor. She has created designs for the likes of West Elm,... read full bio
Amish Tripathi was born in Mumbai. Inspired by his background, Tripathi has authored six books, including Shiva Trilogy, Ran Chandra Series, Immortal India, and Indic Chronicles. Before authoring his books, Tripathi worked in the financial service industry for fourteen years. Now, Tripathi has won a multitude of awards including the Raymond Crossword Book Awawrd, Dainik Bhaskar Literature Award, the Society... read full bio
Amy Dickinson is an author, journalist, and newspaper columnist best known for her advice column, ‘Ask Amy’. She is also often a social commentator on Good Morning America and The Today Show. Dickinson started her career as a producer for NBC News. She has had her work published in outlets such as The Washington Post, Esquire, O, Time, and more.... read full bio
Andreas Dengel is a Scientific Director at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, and a Professor at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany where he is the chair of Knowledge-Based Systems. Other jobs that Dengel has held includes Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Intelligent Systems, working at a Siemens research lab in Munich, a guest researcher... read full bio
Anita Moorjani is a New York Times Bestselling author. Her books, Dying To Be Me and What if This is Heaven, were inspired by Moorjani’s personal near-death experience. Born in Singapore and raised in Hong Jong, Moorjani was a corporate worker prior to facing a cancer diagnosis. When she beat cancer, Moorjani moved into a different field. She now speaks... read full bio
Anjali Forber-Pratt is an American wheelchair races who has competed in the Paralympic Games. Anjali was born in India, abandoned by her parents and soon after adopted when she was two. She had been diagnosed with transverse myelitis, which leaves her paralyzed from the waist, down. She went on to begin racing and soon started coaching with Adam Bleakney. She... read full bio
Ann Ogden-Gaffney is a two-time cancer survivor with a passion for food and cooking. Before founding Cook for Your LIFE, Ann had a 30-year career in Fashion that took her all over the world. While going through treatment following her second diagnosis, Ann realized that there was a huge knowledge gap for cancer patients between the facts of clinical nutrition... read full bio
Arisa Cox is a Canadian television and radio personality best known for hosting the reality series, Big Brother Canada. She studied at Carleton Universitys journalism program and went on to be a reporter for CTV Ottawa. Other series shes been in over the years includes being a host and special correspondent on Entertainment Tonight Canada, and hosting the Big Brother... read full bio
Arnie Kuenn is the CEO of Vertical Measures, a content marketing agency with an SEO foundation, focused on helping their clients get more traffic, more leads, and more business. Arnie has held executive positions in the world of new technologies and marketing for more than 25 years and has gone on to start 5 successful companies. He is a frequent... read full bio
Arthur Carmazzis past is a huge part of what he is today, a respected and well-known author, motivational speaker and founder of the Directive Communication Methodology, a psychology based work place training and enhancement discipline. He is also the designer of one of the worlds most advanced Laptop/Tablet bags, architect of his unique Avalon Resort built into the cliffs in... read full bio
Becky Blanton is a writer, journalist and, photographer. She gained popularity when her essay, The Monster, was published in Wisdom of Our Fathers. She shared her story of becoming homeless while on a camping trip and gave a talk during TEDGlobal. Blanton is working on her own books, which include, What Matters, How to Write a Book, and How to... read full bio
